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Bonnie¹

  • /ˈbɒni/

Rhymes with -ɒni

Where it comes from

Originally an American nickname from Scottish bonnie (“fine, beautiful”).

proper noun

  1. A female given name from English. Rhett leaning over the child had said: 'Her eyes are going to be pea-green.' 'Indeed they are not,' cried Melanie indignantly, forgetting that Scarlett's eyes were almost that shade. 'They are going to be blue, like Mr O'Hara's eyes, as blue as - as blue as the bonnie blue flag.' 'Bonnie Blue Butler

bonnie²

Where it comes from

From Middle English *bonie (attested only rarely as bon, boun), probably from Old French bon, feminine bonne (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”). See bounty, and compare bonus, boon.

adjective bonnier · more bonnie · bonniest · most bonnie · bonny · bonie

  1. Merry; happy. Be you blithe and bonny Converting all your sounds of woe Into Hey nonny, nonny.

    Similar: frolicsome, cheerful, blithe, gay

  2. Geordie, Scotland Beautiful; pretty; attractive; handsome. O once I lov'd a bonnie lass, / Aye, and I love her still
  3. Geordie, Scotland Fine, good (often used ironically). My bonnie friend, come over here.

bonnie³

Where it comes from

Clipping of bonfire.

noun bonnies · bonny · bonie

  1. Northern Ireland, colloquial A bonfire; chiefly one several storeys tall and burned to celebrate Eleventh Night.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: beautiful, comely, fair, bonny, monique, russell, stephen, pune, good, owner, long, sae, lovely, attractive, winsome, pretty

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adj Beautiful; pretty; attractive

Русскийкраси́вый krasívyj, ми́лый mílyj

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@misc{bonnie_2026,
  title = {bonnie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bonnie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}